Month: July 2012

The RPA Dancers representing Redmond Proficiency Academy have been selected to represent Central Oregon in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida on New Year’s Day. The Dance Team and coach will travel to Florida the day after Christmas and meet up with other selected dancers from throughout the country. Once there, they will work to

As of July 1, the amount paid to Oregonians filing for unemployment insurance benefits increased slightly, state officials said Monday, though it only affects those filing new claims. The maximum weekly benefit amount an individual can receive will increase to $524, while the minimum amount will be $122. Under Oregon law, each year the Employment

President Obama wants the middle class to pay less taxes and the wealthy to pay more. But who really pays if tax cuts for people and small business owners who make more than $250,000 dollars are slashed? Certified public accountant Wes Price told me, “Everyone pays.” “All those folks that are employed, their safety net

For the second straight year, Oregon’s timber harvest levels rose significantly in 2011, due largely to exports to China and other Asian markets, state officials said Monday. Harvests, at a low of 2.75 billion board feet in 2009 after the 2008 collapse of the domestic housing market, posted a gain in 2010, and a similar

The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is officially next weekend, but the activities for quilt lovers have already started. It’s considered the largest outdoor quilt show in the world, and it has a huge economic impact to our area. Officials tell NewsChannel 21 more than $2.4 million is pumped into our local economy from the events

Hutch’s Bicycles are proud sponsors of the Kid’s Race that will take place during the Awbrey Butte Circuit Race Sunday, July 22 at Summit High School at approximately 1:30 p.m. Kids ranging from 2 years to 16 years old are encouraged to participate. Registration will take place between 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. at the

This summer, Oregon State University – Cascades added a new bachelor’s degree program in social science to its growing slate of offerings. Designed to meet the growing demand from students interested in social science, the degree includes an option in community development and leadership. The degree program focuses on social, cultural and environmental dynamics in

BEND, Ore. – Strong thunderstorms rumbled northward through the High Desert Sunday afternoon and evening, kicking up winds, dropping large hailstones from darkened skies and sending sizzling temperatures plunging up to 24 degrees. Hwy. 20 drivers near Santiam Pass encountered golf ball-sized hail, heavy rain and flooding from a storm of “biblical proportions.” A National

Bend Park & Recreation District’s Big Sky Park will be temporarily closed Tuesday, July 10th through Friday, July 13th due to an asphalt maintenance project. Located at 21690 NE Neff Road, the park is expected to re-open by Saturday, July 14th. During the closure, people are encouraged to use other parks in the area, including:

The Redmond Police Department will be conducting a Pedestrian Safety Operation on Wednesday, July 11th, at the intersection of SW 5th Street and SW Black Butte Ave between 12:00pm and 3:00pm. The primary focus of this program is to raise awareness of pedestrian safety issues and to reduce the number of vehicle crashes involving pedestrians

Manufacturing jobs are beginning to return to Oregon and around the country, but not fast enough. The nation’s unemployment rate continues to hover around 8 percent. This month, the U.S. Senate is expected to take up a bill aimed at creating more good-paying jobs. The “Bring Our Jobs Home Act” would give companies a tax

All this summer, St. Charles has teamed up with the Old Mill District to offer free concerts at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater. Sunday’s musical guest was the Portland Cello Project. The group describes itself has a loose-knit collection of cellists who like to play in places you wouldn’t normally see them, and play music you

You can describe this event in Terrebonne Sunday as one muddy mess. It was the inaugural Smith Rock Muddy Pig Run at the DD Ranch in Terrebonne. Organizers say this is an effort to bring a “mud run” to Central Oregon. They have become popular throughout the country. This particular one had a country feeling

You can’t put summer and Sisters in the same sentence without saying the quilt show too. On Sunday, things kicked off for the week of quilting activities for the Sisters Quilt Show. The Around the Block Fiber Arts Stroll and Quilt Walk was held Sunday afternoon in downtown Sisters. Fiber artists from Central Oregon were

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a wildfire that burned about 9 square miles near the southwestern Idaho town of Mountain Home is fully contained. The Ditto fire started Friday about 12 miles northwest of Mountain Home in grass-covered land, forcing temporary evacuations and road closures. Mallory Eils, a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a wildfire that burned about 9 square miles near the southwestern Idaho town of Mountain Home is fully contained. The Ditto fire started Friday about 12 miles northwest of Mountain Home in grass-covered land, forcing temporary evacuations and road closures. Mallory Eils, a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a wildfire that burned about 9 square miles near the southwestern Idaho town of Mountain Home is fully contained. The Ditto fire started Friday about 12 miles northwest of Mountain Home in grass-covered land, forcing temporary evacuations and road closures. Mallory Eils, a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a wildfire that burned about 9 square miles near the southwestern Idaho town of Mountain Home is fully contained. The Ditto fire started Friday about 12 miles northwest of Mountain Home in grass-covered land, forcing temporary evacuations and road closures. Mallory Eils, a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a wildfire that burned about 9 square miles near the southwestern Idaho town of Mountain Home is fully contained. The Ditto fire started Friday about 12 miles northwest of Mountain Home in grass-covered land, forcing temporary evacuations and road closures. Mallory Eils, a

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the Bureau of Land Management say a wildfire that burned about 9 square miles near the southwestern Idaho town of Mountain Home is fully contained. The Ditto fire started Friday about 12 miles northwest of Mountain Home in grass-covered land, forcing temporary evacuations and road closures. Mallory Eils, a